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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-29

The steamboat Prince was sold here to-
day at marhall's sale. She was bought by
Mr.. Ed. DeNoveu for $500.
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WANTED.-To rent nice, comfortable
dwelling house for a small family. conve-
nient to business, with privilege of buying
after six months occupancy. A furnished
house is preferred. Address P. O. Lock
Box 10.
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Up to noon Thursday the river had risen
3 feet at this point. Since that time it has
been OIL a stand. 1t will take about a S
foot additional rise here to put sufficient
water over tho AIudhole to admit steam
boats,
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TO His LAMdtady.

Now ut my lattice window
sit in study brown.
l cannot bear to leaye thee,
Yet I must jump tho town.
I hope thou wilt not hear me,
Breathless gaze around.
ALPS we'll! I gently lower
My trunk to the ground.
lid Bits.
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Cotton receipts at the Compress up to
date have been 5,005 bales, away ahead of
the number received this time last year.
1900 bales have been compressed.
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The present theatrical season promises t.
be the best Monroe has ever enjoyed.
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Rev. Father L. Euaut is having the old
sheriff's Office moved up to and adjoining
that occupied by Judge NJ. J. Liddell, and
will have it repaired and neatly finished.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-29

Daily exclusion trains will DO run from
Monroe to Shreveport during the fair at the
latter place. These trains will leave here at
$50 q. M, and returning will leave Shrevo-
port at $3.50 p. m.
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Presentations.

Any physicians prescription carefully
and accurately prepared, at any hour of the
day Or night. Polite clerks always in at
tendance
AT CALDERwooD & Co.'s.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR JUDGE.

The Telegraph is authorized to announce
Hon. r. w. Richardson as a candidate for
reelection to the Office Of Judge of the
Fifth judicial District subject to the action
of the Democratic convention.
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Pleasant evenings and cool mornings.

Come out and hear Gen. Nichols speak
on the It'll of next month.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED TO RENT.

A NICE, COMFORTABLE HOUSE FOR
II Il small family-would prefer q furn-
ished one. Would like to rent with the
privilege OF buying at tho expiration of six
months. Must be convenient to business.
State price asked per month.
Address P.O. LOCK BOX No. 10.
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MONROE. La, OCTOBER 90, 1857.
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MARRIED.

DIED.
HARDESTY-Near Rayville, L., Oct. 6,
1887, Joseph Henry Hardesty, aged IL years.
DOBYN--At Holly Grove, Franklin par
ish, La, Oct. q. 1887, Arthur Dobyn, aged
10 years.
CORDILL AT Porto Rico plantation,
Frank lin parish, Oct. 90, 1887 Mrs. r. X.
Cordill, aged "a years.
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MONROE. La, OCTOBER 90, 1857.
/, ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR JUDGE.
The Telegraph is authorized to announce
Hon. n, w. Richardson as a candidate for
reelection to the office of Judge of the
Fifth Judicial District subject to the action
of the Democratic convention.
Pleasant evenings and cool mornings.
Come out and hear Gen. Nichols speak
on the It'll of next month.
The present theatrical season promises to
be the best Monroe has ever enjoyed.
----.->------
Double passenger trains will be resumed
on the ", S. & p, commencing tomorrow.
The steamboat Prince was sold here to-
day at marhall's sale. She was bought by
Mr.. Ed. DeNoveu for $500.
Rev. Jas. r. Cason, pastor, will hold SER
vices at the Baptist church Sunday to-
morrow at IL a. m. and 1880 p. m.
A big Democratic pow-wow is to be had
at Shreveport OH Nov. 5. Col. c. J. Boat
ner, of this city, is billed as one OF the ora
tors of the day.
Go to Ca!derwood & Co.'s for anything in
the Drug line, whore you will find atten-
tive, polite statesmen, and splendid stock
of goods at the very lowest prices.
Cotton receipts at the Compress up to
date have been 5,005 bales, away ahead of
the number received this time last year.
1890 bales have been compressed.
Rev. Father L. Enaut is having the old
sherif's Office moved up to and adjoining
that occupied by Judge NJ. J. Liddell, and
will have it repaired and neatly finished.
-~.----
Daily exclusion trains will DO run from
Monroe to Shreveport during the fair at the
latter place. These trains will leave here at
$50 a. M, and returning will leave Shrevo-
port at $3.50 pm.
Up to noon Thursday the river had risen
3 feet at this point. Since that time it has
been OH a stand. It will take about S
foot additional rise here to put sufficient
water over tho Nudhole to admit steam
boats.
WANTED.-To rent a nice, comfortable
dwelling house for small family, conve-
nient to business, with privilege of buying
after six months occupancy. A furnished
house is preferred. Address P. O. Lock
Box 10.
w. w. Renwicx, Esq, has accepted tho
position of Voluntary meteorological OBJ
server for this section, cooperating with
tho Louisiana Wealth Service. A sum-
mary of his monthly reports will appear in
the columns Of this paper in future.
----
A son of John Russell, colored, living at
Steep Bayou on the Claiborne road, while
out hunting a few days ago, accidently
shot himself, from the the effects of which
he died in a few hours. The charge of the
gun took effect in the pit of the left arm,
almost completely tearing it Off.
Theatrical.
A large and appreciative audience greeted
J. Il. Little's company in tho drama ''The
World'' at Gerspach's Opera House last
Wednesday evening. 1t is universally pro-
nounced ono Of the finest things over pre-
scented in Monroe. 1t has a magnificent
scenic setting and the drama in itself is full
Of interest and movement.
$m*
On the 18th of November a rare musical
treat will be given us by the Alpine Choir
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
safe DOWN ON HIM.
Wichita Kan

WICHITA, Kan, May 10, 1897.
To ths Editor of the Eagle.
In looking over the columns Of the King
man Leader of last weeks issue, | was
somewhat surprised to find the following
item which, for display of ignorance, or
being manufactured out of whole cloth
takes the cake:
Property is lower in West Wichita now
than at any time since that part of the
hemisphere was surveyed in gondolas In
asinuch as history is said to repeat itself
We shall not be surprised to see the West
Wichita skitf period return in June"
In these wonder working days of west
ern development and magical growth, we
do no: wonder that some of those unde-
veloped eastern denizens who never have
scaled the walls from the rut in which
their ancestors moved, should express a
doubt as to the facts In regard to our
western booms, and call our property In
iated, our growth like the mushroom,
thinking the bottom soon to fall out, and
The whole business 60 to slaves, in fact
looking upon the whole scheme as fairy
tale
We do not wonder, We say, at such
thoughts and expressions coming from such
sources, but when we find in a western
paper, purporting to come from western
man, such as the above item, We can but
say the author fails TO measure up to the
definition of western man, which simply
means an eastern man developed
Therefore in cur opinion he ought TO
emigrate to Hooppole township in Posy
county, where his own ignorance msy be
in harmony with his patrons.
The facts are that West Wichita is at
present enjoying the most prosperous and
substantial growth Of lis history. She has
now in operation over five miles of stree,
railway with more In prospect, twenty
two and three story brick business houses
under contract for Douglass Avenue and
twenty-one for Maple street, thrse college
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
A GREAT COUNTRY.

To the Editor OF the Eagie,
CoLwIcH, Kan, May 8, 81.
Benjamin Fulton of Canal Fulton, Ohio,
made Mrs Winters short call last week.
Mr. F. was On his way home, having been
out to Garden City looking after his In
property in Wichita. He cannot praise
our country enough, and says that if some
of those old "mossbackers' back there
could get full conception of the growth
and push of Wichita, they would hardly
recover until they had invested some Of
the loose money that they hardly know
what TO do with.
A great number of strangers arc in
town. Both the hotels have had to ar
range for more sleeping room.
The whistle from the brick yard can be
heard every morning, giving the town
something Of substantial afr. Building
is still going on. Three parties from
Hutchinson are building homes on Mod
esty Hill'' Uncle Horace insists On calling
it that, which will be the neatest addition
to the town.
The new time card makes it almost i'm
possible for any one to go to Wichita and
return the same day, if they have any
trading to do. The livery stables will
reap the harvest, for people Will drive in
D. Furnas is the richest man in town.
His chief wealth consists of a two-weeks-
old girl He thinks she is the incest girl
in the family.
Earnest Barnett and Chas. Lackey have
located on claims near Villas, Los Animas
county, Colorado. They are we'll pleased
with the country.
Colwich boasts of a paper at last. 1t is
spicy and neat and is credit to the town
and to the editor, W. 3. Powell. All he
asks is the support of the business men in
the way of ':adds" and thinks he can edit
a paper that will not 60 begging for sub
scribers
We failed to get our EAGLE on Tuesday
and Saturday of last week. All appreciate
and enjoy the EAGLE, and miss it greatly
when it fails to come.
WILL B. OCCASIONAL.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
THE MISSOURI, KANSAS & SOUTH
WESTERN TO COMMENCE WORK.

From a letter received by Major Hood
last evening, we learn that the Missouri,
Kansas s. Southwestern Railroad Com
pany will have in the field, in few days,
full corps of engineers and that the pre-
liminary and permanent surveys Of the
line will be at once completed, when the
work of building the road will immediate
ly follow and be prosecuted with all rea-
sonable dispatch until it reaches Emporia.
II will be remembered that few days ago
we published an editorial clipped from the
New York Engineering News to the effect
that Mr.. COnkling, one of the New York
directors, had advertised to let the contract
for building one hundred miles of this road
and would receive propositions to build
one thousand miles. Now, this is followed
closely by the news that full corps of en-
gineers is to be put in the field at once to
survey the line, and, as we said once before,
we again express the opinion that before
July the dirt will fly. General Elmer of
New York, the president IF the company
is not the man to let the work drag.
Col. H. C. Cross informs us that ar
raE gements are about completed by which
the C&rbondale branch of the Union
Pacific VIII be extended to this city the
present seGSOn-that Col. Lenard, of
Lawrence, and some other gentlemen have
gone on to Boston to have the contract
signed up, the general terms of which have
already been agreed upon. This line as
well as that of the Missouri, Kansas e
Southwestern, is to go on southwest. To
the Carbondale road. however, the aid
heretofore voted in Chase county to the
Chicago s Emporia railroad company will
be turned over.-Emporia Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
THE DIFFERENCE.

Some smart smirker from Batavia. New
York, who having accomplished his first
trip to the great west and got back home
with an entire scalp, sets down and through
a local paper proceeds to enlighten its
readers as to western booms in general and
Wichita's boom in particular The fellow
no doubt stands at home for an exceedingly
bright, knowing chap, but if he lived in
Wichita the average EAGLE newsboy
would put him down as chump dieted on
chestnuts. The difference between Bata-
via, New York and Wichita, Kansas. is
that which exists between the writer re-
ferred TO and the average resident of this
city. 1t is a wide one and only cOmpre-
hensible to the western man.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
ABOUT KANSAS.

The Topeka Capital of May 1st puts the
truth concerning Kansas in this form:
Our exchanges from outside the state are
discussing the Kansas boom. Some of
them do not comprehend its meaning, others
set it down as a delusion, while others,
better informed, having caught the inspir-
alton of the hour declare that the genuine
secret of Kansas development is her real.
substantial worth, and that what is called
boom is but the normal growth of this
wonderful region. And that, dear reader,
is the truth. An exposed humbug may
draw new customers, but those once de-
ceived have servicable memories. The
settlement Of Kansas is a marvel. 1t began
not generation ago, and now we have
near a million and three-quarters of people.
with noarly IL, 900, 600 acres of land in cul-
tivation and upwards 5000 miles of rail-
road Ninety per cent of the original set
tiers remained, and Of the present popula
ton 80 per cent would not leave the state
permanently. There are no happier peo-
pie anywhere, none more cOntented or
more prosperous.
The facts make case, as the lawyers
put it, and that explains the boom. In
many homes of the pioneers may still bo
found books on geography which tell Of
the Great American desert, the bison ana
the Indian, all right here in this region We
call Kansas. And yet on the farm
where that kind of literature is kept
among the relics of past times, are hun
dred evidences of the highest civilization
homes, fields and over on the rise there is
the school house, and mile Or so beyond
is the county seat. a town of some thOus-
ands of people, with churches, schools,
banks, elevators, mills aud street cars.
Kansas of forty years ago was myth.
Her magnificent topography was covered
by shimmering atmosphere by day and
clear blue atmosphere by night. But the
borders of white settlement was far, far
away. Kansas of to-day is an empire
abounding in all the elements of material
wealth. and showing an actual element far
beyond that of any other territory of equal
size in twice the length of time anywhere
in the world.
Here we are; come and look at us. We
have the evidence of permanent prosperity
all about us. Go among the people and
see what they have, what they have done
and what they are doing. Take ride of
5000 miles over one Of their railroads, stop
over night at some of their THRIVING towns,
look out among the farmers and witness
the work of busy, healthy, prosperous.
enterprising, open hearted, sober people.
les, the boom is real; it is the fruitiOn OF
an irresistible growth. There is that about
Kansas which invites, that charms. that
satisfies. The old Kansan is her fast friend,
her devoted admirer He would as soon
forget his mother as his state.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11

Judge Adams, secretary Of the State
Historical society, has received letter
from Colonel VIM. A. Phillips, regarding
the old theory that there were once dia
mond fields in Kansas The colonel says:
II once saw an account Of the "Dia-
mond Fields in Kansas. There is an old
Spanish map of portion of Kansas, in
which dotted area is marked as this dia-
mond field. OF course it varied little
from our maps, but seemed to lie in the
head of the Cottonwood, Lyon, GYPSUM
and Holland creeks. and along that portion
of the Santa Fe road in that region The
district was shaped like an egg, but drawn
out larger TO the eastern end, and some
twenty miles wide and at least twice as
lonh. 1t seems that parties from the City
of Mexico, during the first seventy five
years of European settlement, made fre-
quent expeditions to this diamond field.
and claimed 10 have found diamonds. |
never had much time to spend in that
region. but looked and picked about there
on several occasions many years ago, but
do not know that l would recognize dia
mond should / find one"
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
JONES WICHITA CORNER LOT.

1t is natural for mankind to be mean
and jealous, hence it is no wonder that We
find thousand papers of other states aud a
thousand towns of our own state prophecy
ing the downfall Of Wichita. They do not
actually wish it, hut when cracked Drained
Jones returns and tells them that he has
bought lot in Wichita for $500 and now
has an offer of So, 500 which he will not
take, and that not cent under 81 600 will
get it, they are naturally incensed at Jones
for being so lucky, and faint hope begins
to bud away down in the regions of their
gall and gizzard that the money may not
materia lie, and that Jones may come to
grief. Not that they dislike Jones or doubt
that he has made good investment. but
they are shade angry that they themselves
are not in Jones shoes, or that they did not
invest in Wichita before Jones did.
But this kind of racket does not wholly
come from outsiders. We have the animal
in our midst and yea and indeed, many of
us are part of him. In our righteous in
dignation at our own stupid conservatism
We fail to do Jones justice; and then, too,
we dislike the way Jones states his case.
He makes too great parade over it. He
insults our intelligence by Haunting his
own wisdom in eur face. If he were 10
approach the subject mildly and with be
coming modesty, and say that as he is a
poor man this lucky venture win prove a
great help for his family, We could stand
1t and even congratulate him; but We hap
pen 10 know just what Jones is going to
do with his land winnings He is going to
buy fast horse and ride around in s
buggy, and talk about conservatism in
politics. He will tell Us when we sugges,
slight loan ihat.money is very sensitive.
After while he will preside at public
meetings, and the ladies will hunt him up
to head subscriptions for charities. We
know Jones and hence we lean towards an
utter anhH~tion of his dream of grandeur.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
ALL OVER THE STATE,

The State Normal school at Emporia i
attended by nine hundred pupils
A Bee keepers association has been or
ganized in Washington county.
The Ft Scott waterworks have been SEX
to Conugas & Lewis, of New York.
The value OF live stock shipped from
Peabody during April was 100000.
Forty-one studen. of the State Agricul-
tural college have been down with lhs
measles.
The Harper green hosise9 seem 10 b
supplying all the surrounding io~ns with
flowers.
Clay Center claims over Zoo inaaol.
tanis. II Is prosperous and growing, a
well SIS beautiful town.
There will be . state convention ol
county superfnsendcnfs Aeld q Emporia
On the aSeh and 2GtA inGsAmka.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
A FOOLISH POLICY.
Clay Centre Evening Times.

Clay centre Evening lines.
Some newspapers back East are making
frantic efforts to keep people from emigrat-
ing to Kansas. To do this they resort to
much the same tactics as the traditional
nurse with the small boy of depraved ten
denotes in charge-they tell hobgoblin
stories. The coyote, the Buffalo, the cy-
clone. the grasshopper, the desert-these
are the bugaboos and the blue boards
But the intelligent people refuse to be
scared. They are coming all the same and
find the drouthy, grasshopper- cursed
desert blooming garden.-Lyons Repub
lican.
There are also some papers not back
east" that are not intentionally of course,
doing a great deal toward aiding the
eastern papers in their frantic efforts.
There are many papers in southern Kan
sas, for example, which never lose good
opportunity to cry down Wichita, the
town that is better known aud more
thoroughly advertised than any other in
Kansas
If there happens to be some little de
preston in the real estate market, or some
little failure to realize Immediately the
wishes of the town on a pet project, these
papers sieze upon the circumstances with
avidty and herald the news in exultant
head lines that the Wichita boom is
busted" This is surely a very foolish
policy. 1t is not for the best interests of
any Kansas town to have a retrogressive
movement come upon Wichita.
Thousands of eastern people have in
vested money in Wichita real estate, and
the very name of the town has become
synonymous with that of Kansas. Suppose
the eastern people who have invested in
Wichita are driven from the town with
| heavy losses instead of the profits they ex-
pected to gain as reward for their faith
in Kansas dirt, will they go to some other
town in Kansas and run the risk of repeat
| Ing their blunder? We are inclined to the
opinion that they would swear off on Kan
sas entirely-further. that they would
| squeal about their losses in tones that
might be heard from Bunker Hill monu-
ment TO Niagara Falls, and the faith of the
whole nation would be shaken, not only in
Wichita, but in Kansas.
| 1t is certainly not the par, of wisdom for
Kansas people or Kansas newspapers to
sneer at the unques;ionable boom that he's
prevailed in Wichita for the past five years.
| That town is but an example of what
might be done on the prairies. and in fact
in any part of the great west that is blessed
with the generous soil. Wichita is by no
mesns without precedents 1t is but re-
peating on the prairies of Kansas, under q
genial climate what was accomplished In
the rigorous climate of Minnesota under
our very eyes. Other towns have sprung
into cities as if by magic in this western
country, and there is no reason apparent
why Wichita should not hold her own and
reward the enterprise, grit and faith that
have underlain her prosperity and growth
from the beginning.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
THE GOVERNORSHIP.

There has been good deal said and
written about who the Republican party
should nominate for governor next year.
But we do not remember to have seen any
thing about who the Democrats propose
to run. We would suggest Judge John
Martin, of Topeka, for two reasons: First,
he is about the ablest man in the party;
second, his conscientious execution Of the
his own party, and his nomination would
render the election Of Republican practi-
cally unanimous.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
A MAGNANIMoUs ENEMY HoNORED.

The Democratic candidate for governor
of Kentucky is Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck
ner, the Confederate commander who sur
rendered Fort Donelson to Gen. Grant on
the 10th of February, 1862. Gen. Buck
ner afterwards forgave Grant, aud during
the latter years Of his life was one of his
warmest friends. When Gen. Grant was
in financial straits following the failure of
Grant & Ward, Buckner loaned him a
large sum of money without security.
Kentucky will be on the Union side in the
next rebellion, if Buckncr happens to be
at the head of its government.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11
BOOMING WICHITA.
New York Tribune.


Wichita, Ksns., is booming town,
says recent visitor. They are having a
great time giving bonuses to colleges to To-
cate there. Only just before l left they
had located the Baptist college. The
North End and the South End had been
fighting for long time The South End
finally won. They gave it $50 acres OF
land, and, well, in all it amounted to $3i7,-
600. You see this college builds right in
the center and then lays Its ground out in
lots all around it and thus builds up a
cluster. town all shout it. That's the
way Wichita is building Now, these are
all in:the suburbs, you might say, and be-
tween these and the town proper there are
gaps, which will all the reaSier fill up"
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-11

buildings, one canning factory. one boot
and shoe factory and the largest ice plant
in this country, if not in the world, which
turns out daily over fifty tons OF extra
crystal ice. AS to her realty. the prices
are steadily advancing without the least
thought of collapse. And as to her alti-
tude, she lies from three to fifteen feet high
er than any other part of the city in the
great valley. She has never seen "skiff
period" and as history repeats itself, she
never will Now, Mr. Leader, before you
attempt to give us another write up. come
over and let some of the mighty forces of
the great Magic Masscotes' living ener-
eating facts be brought to bear upon your
benighted leadership.
A WEST SIDER